January 2018
Intermediate to advanced
376 pages
8h 45m
English
Content preview from Mastering Linux Security and Hardening
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Resetting the password for Ubuntu
The procedure for resetting a password on an Ubuntu system is quite a bit different and quite a bit simpler. Start out the same as you did with the CentOS machine, by pressing the down-arrow key once to interrupt the boot process. Then, press the up-arrow key once to select the default boot option. Hit the E key to edit the kernel parameters:
When the GRUB 2 configuration comes up, cursor down until you see the linux line:
Change the ro to rw and add init=/bin/bash:
Press Ctrl + X to continue booting. This ...